As a basic media player for common media formats, the SlingCatcher is overkill and underpowered at the same time. We were amazed to find that the device didn’t even acknowledge the presence of photos on our USB drive—the SlingCatcher user interface doesn’t have an area for displaying photos. Music works well and videos are fine if you use SlingSync (although we did encounter one MPEG-1 file that the software wouldn’t transcode). Overall, though, we had to admit over time that SlingSync did a tremendous job in taming and organizing our far-flung, non-photo media collection, so we weren’t always lamenting, “Ugh! Why won’t that file play on the TV?” Additionally, if you want to create a slideshow on the PC and sling it to the TV, you’re golden. The beauty of the SlingCatcher is that you’re not limited to conventional media files. If you want to relay TV content from a Slingbox or even use the SlingCatcher to let friends observe your gaming skills on the big screen, this is the product to pick. It’s not super simple like the WD TV HD, nor is it as robust as a device like D-Link’s or TiVo’s set-tops. The SlingCatcher is an application projector first and a music/video adapter second. If you’re handy with PC applets and feel like this usage model suits your life, then the SlingCatcher is a great product.